Communications Coordinator at City of Johnston, Iowa | Des Moines, IA

City of Johnston, Iowa

Communications Coordinator

Des Moines, IA (On-site)

Salary Not AvailableEntry Level3+ years expFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Coordinate and drive citywide communications to boost public engagement, protect brand integrity, and support municipal goals, acting as the bridge between media, digital channels, and internal teams while aligning with City Council priorities.

Communications Strategy: Develop and execute citywide messaging across media, digital platforms, and community outreach.
Media & Community Liaison: Manage press relations and outreach to residents to build trust and understanding.
Internal Coordination: Align messaging with City Administrator and council priorities, ensuring timely, accurate communication across departments.

Job Description

Responsibilities

Under the general direction of the City Administrator, the communications coordinator leads, plans, develops, implements, and evaluates citywide communication strategies to enhance public engagement, maintain brand consistency, and support organizational goals. Serves as a key liaison for media, community outreach, digital platforms, and internal coordination, ensuring timely, accurate, and effective messaging aligned with City Council and City Administrator priorities.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Communications, Journalism, Marketing, Graphic Design or related field.
Three (3) to Five (5) years’ professional progressive experience in television, communications or public information, marketing/promotions or closely related field which includes computer application experience.

City of Johnston, Iowa

As the main artery of the Ames-Des Moines Cultivation Corridor, Johnston’s robust biotech economy features the Global Research Center for Corteva Agriscience and an array of finance industry heavyweights, including John Deere Financial, DLL, Shazam, and the Iowa Bankers Association. A host of workforce talent lies within the rapidly growing community of 24,000+, collectively forming one of the state's highest-educated and highest-income-earning communities. Johnston’s state-of-the-art high school, constructed in 2017, is just a part of a Johnston School District that is consistently rated among the top in the state. Additionally, the innovative Terra Lake and interconnected bike trail systems provide a stellar quality of life for active employees looking for a place to call home. Johnston’s flexible and aggressive incentive policy continues to attract new investment and talent to existing business parks and the Town Center and Gateway District.

Founded in 1969

Johnston, Iowa, USA

57 employees (2 in marketing)

www.cityofjohnston.com